Two Injured After Glider Plane Crashes Into House In Jharkhand Immediately After Takeoff

A private joyride glider- a small, lightweight aircraft designed to carry just two people- collided with a residential structure in Jharkhand's Dhanbad region briefly after its takeoff.

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As per media reports, the pilot and a 14-year-old passenger, identified as Kush Singh, were injured during this crash. The authorities disclosed that both of them have been admitted to the hospital in critical condition.

Cockpit shattered due to crash

The glider plane flew from Barwadda airstrip above Dhanbad city before it tumbled to ground level and crashed into a house 500 meters away due to a technical glitch.

Barwadda police station officer-in-charge Ashish Kumar Yadav said the joyride glider dropped on a building just after taking off from the Barwadda airstrip at around 4.50 pm, and it was captured on a camera lens.

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The glider's cockpit was shattered by a concrete pillar of the house, as shown by the visuals of the accident site.

Residents of building had narrow escape

The plane reportedly fell at the property of Nilesh Kumar near Birsa Munda Park. However, no one from the building got any injuries. Kumar said his two children were playing at the spot but had a narrow escape.

Though initial examination suggests that a technical glitch caused the incident, the officials said the exact cause will be revealed only after a thorough probe.

Elaborating on the incident, ASI SK Mandal of Barwadda Police Station said, "Information was received at the police station that a glider crash had happened near Birsa Munda. Police teams have reached the spot and are stationed there. Two people were injured. And we're further checking."

Injured passenger was on way to uncle's home

Kush Singh, the injured passenger from Patna, was on his way to his maternal uncle Pawan Singh's home in Dhanbad.

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The youngster had taken a joyride in a glider operated by a private company from the Barwadda airstrip.

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